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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break






2. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






3. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity






4. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization






5. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders






6. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables






7. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






8. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






9. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle






10. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






11. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success






12. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram






13. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule






14. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






15. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.






16. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability






17. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management






18. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






19. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






20. Processes that organize and manage the project team






21. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






22. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units






23. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






24. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project






25. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






26. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.






27. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






28. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship






29. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






30. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle






31. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.






32. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s






33. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






34. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.






35. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






36. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






37. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






38. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






39. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






40. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded






41. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






42. Schedule activity that has a low total float.






43. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools






44. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds






45. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it






46. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)






47. An approved plan for a project - plus or minus approved changes. it is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. generally refers to the current baseline - but may refer to the original or so






48. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.






49. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event






50. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.